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61-581: Hamburger was also one of two creative directors for Rio's contribution to the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony . He won twice the International Emmy Kids Awards of best series with the works Pedro & Bianca and Young Hearts: Embrace Diversity , in 2014 and 2019 respectively. Hamburger is the son of physicists and University of São Paulo professors Ernst Wolfgang Hamburger , of Jewish - German origin, and Amélia Império Hamburger, of Italian origin. He has three sisters: Sônia,

122-723: A cheering crowd on The Mall , Nelson's Column , the Palace of Westminster with an animated Winston Churchill statue in Parliament Square , and of the Thames past the London Eye , St Paul's Cathedral , the financial district City of London . The helicopter then passed through Tower Bridge , accompanied by the Dambusters March . The film finished with Bond and the Queen apparently jumping from

183-517: A crucible and a water wheel (one of the few items left from the rural scene). Boyle said that this section celebrated the "tremendous potential" afforded by the advancements of the Victorian era. It also included a minute's silence in remembrance of the loss of life of both world wars , featuring British ' Tommies ' and shots of poppies , during which the names of the Accrington Pals were shown on

244-513: A dress, hat, jewellery and with a handbag. Bond was played by Mark Sutton . The helicopter had flown to the stadium from Stapleford Aerodrome in Essex, piloted by Marc Wolff . LOCOG The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games ( LOCOG ) was the organisation responsible for overseeing the planning and development of the 2012 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games. It

305-500: A film producer, Vera, an art director and Esther, a university professor. His brother Fernando is a photographer. This Brazilian biographical article related to television is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony The opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics took place on the evening of Friday 27 July 2012 in the Olympic Stadium , London , during which

366-509: A loud shout, recorded by volunteers during the rehearsals, followed by drumming (the pre-recorded drumming amplified by 965 cast members drumming on inverted household buckets and bins), led by Evelyn Glennie . The three-tonne oak tree on top of the Glastonbury Tor lifted, and industrial workers emerged from both the Tor's brightly lit interior and the entrances to the stadium, to swell the cast to

427-573: A model of Glastonbury Tor , as well as a maypole and a rain-producing cloud. His intention was to represent the rural and urban landscape of Britain. The design was to include a mosh pit at each end of the set, one with people celebrating a rock festival and the other the Last Night of the Proms . Boyle promised a ceremony with which everyone would feel involved; he said, "I hope it will reveal how peculiar and contrary we are – and how there's also, I hope,

488-495: A real helicopter live above the stadium, accompanied by the " James Bond Theme ". The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh , along with Rogge , were then introduced to the audience. The Queen was wearing the same dress as in the film, as if she had just arrived with Bond. The idea of the royal helicopter jump was first pitched by director Danny Boyle to Sebastian Coe , who loved it so much he took it to Edward Young , Private Secretary to

549-524: A recording of " Map of the Problematique " by Muse . This ended with a live shot of three cast members holding the posters for the 2012 competition. There was then a ten-second countdown in the stadium, with children holding clusters of balloons that burst simultaneously, with the audience shouting out the numbers. Bradley Wiggins , who had won the Tour de France five days earlier, opened the ceremony by ringing

610-522: A revolution that changed the whole of human existence. In 1709 Abraham Darby smelted iron in a blast furnace, using coke . And so began the Industrial Revolution . Out of Abraham's Shropshire furnace flowed molten metal. Out of his genius flowed the mills, looms, engines, weapons, railways, ships, cities, conflicts and prosperity that built the world we live in. In November 1990 another Briton sparked another revolution – equally far-reaching –

671-549: A revolution we're still experiencing. The digital revolution was sparked by Tim Berners-Lee 's amazing gift to the world – the World Wide Web . This, he said, is for everyone. We welcome you to an Olympic Opening Ceremony for everyone. A ceremony that celebrates the creativity, eccentricity, daring and openness of the British genius by harnessing the genius, creativity, eccentricity, daring and openness of modern London. You'll hear

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732-452: A scramble to claim a particular song first. A.R. Rahman , who worked with Boyle on Slumdog Millionaire and 127 Hours , composed a Punjabi song 'Nimma Nimma' to showcase Indian influence in the UK , according to Boyle's wishes. More Indian music was also scheduled for inclusion in the medley. Paul McCartney was to be the ceremony's closing act. Sebastian Coe was instrumental in asking

793-419: A spectacular manner. Cottrell-Boyce commented "Danny had a very clear idea that in the first 15 minutes you had to have a great, startling image that could go around the world; it had to climax with something that made people go 'Oh my God!'". Boyle decided that "the journey from the pastoral to the industrial, ending with the forging of the Olympic rings" would be that image. The ten distinct chapters on which

854-427: A total of 2,500 volunteers. So began what Boyle had called the "biggest scene change in theatre history" and something he had been advised against attempting. Underworld 's " And I Will Kiss " began to play, as the cast rolled away the grass and other rural props. Seven smoking chimney stacks with accompanying steeplejacks rose from the ground, along with other industrial machinery: five beam engines , six looms,

915-462: A tremendous success, widely praised as a "masterpiece" and "a love letter to Britain". The ceremony began at 21:00 BST and lasted almost four hours. It was watched by an estimated worldwide television audience of 900 million, falling short of the IOC 's 1.5 billion viewership estimate for the 2008 ceremony, but becoming the most-viewed in the UK and US. The content had largely been kept secret before

976-517: A warmth about us." Some of the set was designed with real grass turf and soil. The use of animals (40 sheep, 12 horses, 3 cows, 2 goats, 10 chickens, 10 ducks, 9 geese and 3 sheep dogs, looked after by 34 animal handlers) drew some criticism from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) . Boyle, who was being advised by the RSPCA , assured PETA that the animals would be well cared for. After

1037-594: Is seen at the foot of a flight of steps, a reference to John Buchan 's novel The Thirty-Nine Steps , while the 10 is the door number from 10 Downing Street . A two-minute film, Journey along the Thames , directed by Boyle and produced by the BBC , opened the ceremony. To the sound of "Surf Solar" by Fuck Buttons , it followed the River Thames from its source to the heart of London, juxtaposing images of contemporary British life with pastoral shots and flashes of scenes from

1098-642: The Enigma Variations , accompanied by extracts from the BBC Radio Shipping Forecast , and maritime images on the big screens, while the audience held up blue sheeting to simulate the sight of the ocean. This performance celebrated Britain's maritime heritage and geographical insularity. The ceremony began at 21:00 after a one-minute '60 to 1' countdown film made up of shots of numbers, such as those on house doors, street nameplates, London buses , station platforms and market labels. The number 39

1159-466: The 2003 Rugby World Cup Final , and live shots from the stadium. As the last choir performance concluded, vintage London General Omnibus Company stagecoaches entered, carrying businessmen and early industrialists in Victorian dress and top hats , led by Kenneth Branagh as Isambard Kingdom Brunel . The 50 men stepped down from the carriages and surveyed the land approvingly. After walking onto

1220-768: The Olympic Bell that hung at one end of the stadium. Four upper-atmosphere balloons were released, each expected to carry a set of Olympic rings and a camera up to the mid- stratosphere . Be not afeard: the isle is full of noises, Sounds, and sweet airs, that give delight, and hurt not. Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments Will hum about mine ears; and sometimes voices, That, if I then had wak'd after long sleep, Will make me sleep again: and then, in dreaming, The clouds methought would open and show riches Ready to drop upon me; that, when I wak'd, I cried to dream again. William Shakespeare , The Tempest , Act 3, Scene II The depiction of rural life already in

1281-650: The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh , the Prince of Wales , and other members of the British royal family . They were accompanied by Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams , Prime Minister David Cameron , Spouse of the Prime Minister Samantha Cameron , former Prime Ministers John Major , Tony Blair and Gordon Brown and Mayor of London Boris Johnson . Officials of the Olympic movement included President of

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1342-620: The Red Arrows performed a flypast over the Olympic Stadium and then over the concert in Hyde Park . This concert featured artists selected to represent the four nations of the United Kingdom: Duran Duran , Stereophonics , Snow Patrol and Paolo Nutini . At the beginning the stadium contained a rural scene including the model of Glastonbury Tor , a model village and a water wheel, replete with live animals (removed shortly before

1403-692: The Games were formally opened by Queen Elizabeth II . As mandated by the Olympic Charter , the proceedings combined the ceremonial opening of this international sporting event (including welcoming speeches, hoisting of the flags and the parade of athletes) with an artistic spectacle to showcase the host nation's culture. The spectacle was entitled Isles of Wonder and directed by Academy Award -winning British film director Danny Boyle . Prior to London 2012 there had been considerable apprehension about Britain 's ability to stage an opening ceremony that could reach

1464-491: The Glastonbury Tor, Brunel delivered Caliban 's "Be not afeard" speech, reflecting Boyle's introduction to the ceremony in the programme and signifying an aspiration of new industry or a new era in Britain. This anticipated the next section of the ceremony. This section encapsulated British economic and social development from rural economy through the Industrial Revolution to the 1960s. Proceedings were suddenly interrupted by

1525-474: The IOC Jacques Rogge , LOCOG Chairman Sebastian Coe and members of the IOC . The ceremony was the largest gathering of world leaders for an Olympic and sporting event in history, surpassing that of 2008 . Three multilateral leaders, more than ninety five heads of state and government and representatives from five organisations and one hundred and twenty countries attended. At exactly 20:12 BST ,

1586-509: The Olympic stadium, on 23 and 25 July, in front of an audience of 60,000 comprising volunteers, cast members' families, competition winners, and others connected to the Games. Boyle asked them not to 'spoil the surprise' by using the hashtag #savethesurprise on social media, keeping the performance a secret for the hundreds of millions who would watch on the Friday night. Seated in the Royal Box were

1647-619: The Queen with James Bond as her escort, and a live performance by the London Symphony Orchestra joined by comedian Rowan Atkinson . These were widely ascribed to Britain's sense of humour . The ceremony featured children and young people in most of its segments, reflecting the 'inspire a generation' aspiration of London's original bid for the Games . The BBC released footage of the entire opening ceremony on 29 October 2012, edited by Danny Boyle and with background extras, along with more than seven hours of sporting highlights and

1708-399: The Queen of Sheba ") is noticed by Brazilian children (a nod to Rio de Janeiro , which was to be the next summer Games host city) in the throne room. Bond escorted Elizabeth II (who played herself, acknowledging Bond with the words, "Good evening, Mr Bond") out of the building and into a waiting AgustaWestland AW139 helicopter. The film followed the helicopter across London, with shots of

1769-496: The Queen to take part, responding positively when Boyle first pitched the Happy and Glorious film sequence featuring the Queen. Boyle suggested that the Queen be played either a lookalike, or by a world-class actress such as Helen Mirren , in a location to double as Buckingham Palace. Coe asked Princess Anne , a British member of the IOC and LOCOG , what she thought, and she told him to ask

1830-413: The Queen, at Buckingham Palace in the summer of 2011. Young 'listened sagely, laughed, and promised to ask the boss'. Word came back to Coe that the Queen would love to take part. Young, Boyle and Coe agreed to keep the plan secret so as not to spoil the surprise. On 19 September 2022, the morning of the Queen's funeral , Coe told BBC News he originally took the concept to Princess Anne whose only question

1891-451: The Queen. Coe presented the idea to the Queen's Deputy Private Secretary. Boyle was surprised to hear that the Queen would be happy to play herself, and wanted a speaking part. Filming took place in late March 2012, and Happy and Glorious was produced by the BBC, as was the opening film sequence Journey along the Thames . Changes were still being made to the programme in the final days before

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1952-808: The arena was billed as "a reminder and a promise of a once and future better life". Youth choirs began a cappella performances of the informal anthems of the four nations of the UK: " Jerusalem " (for England , sung by a live choir in the stadium), " Danny Boy " (from the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland ), " Flower of Scotland " (from Edinburgh Castle in Scotland ), and " Bread of Heaven " (from Rhossili Beach in Wales ). These were inter-cut with footage of notable Rugby Union Home Nations ' tries , England's winning drop goal from

2013-435: The beginning. We're going to try and give the impression that we're rethinking and restarting, because they've ( opening ceremonies ) escalated since Los Angeles in 1984. They've tried to top themselves each time and you can't do that after Beijing." Beijing's budget had been £65m, whereas London's final budget was £27m, which was twice the original provision. The London stadium had the same number of seats as Beijing's , but

2074-551: The ceremony began), and actors portraying working villagers, football and cricket players. Frank Turner performed three songs ("Sailor's Boots", "Wessex Boy" and " I Still Believe ") on the model of Glastonbury Tor , joined by Emily Barker , Ben Marwood and Jim Lockey, as well as his regular backing band the Sleeping Souls. LSO On Track (an orchestra of 80 young musicians from ten East London boroughs together with 20 LSO members) then performed Edward Elgar 's " Nimrod " from

2135-457: The ceremony programme. When Boyle returned to work on the ceremony in the spring of 2011 he asked Rick Smith of Underworld , with whom he had worked on several film projects as well as his theatrical production of Mary Shelley 's Frankenstein , to be the musical director. At the same time the team moved to the Three Mills studio complex in east London, where a 4x4 metre scale model of

2196-523: The ceremony: a BMX bike section was dropped due to time constraints, and the 'Pandemonium' and 'Thanks..Tim' sections were edited down. In 2016 Boyle recounted how he had come under pressure from Jeremy Hunt , then the Olympics and Culture Secretary , to cut back the NHS section, which he had saved only by threatening to resign and take the volunteers with him. Two full dress and technical rehearsals took place in

2257-510: The complete closing ceremony. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games ( LOCOG ) approached Danny Boyle to be the director of the ceremony in June 2010, and he immediately accepted. Boyle explained that there had been four things that made him take the job: he was a big Olympics fan, he lived a mile from the Stadium and so felt invested in the area, his late father's birthday

2318-565: The cover of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band . Also included were real-life Chelsea Pensioners , the Grimethorpe Colliery Band , and a group of Pearly Kings and Queens . Workers began casting an iron ring. As the noise level and tension built, driven by the relentless rhythm of the music and the drumming, participants mimed repetitive mechanical movements associated with industrial processes such as weaving . Four glowing orange rings gradually began to be carried high above

2379-595: The film flashed down through the Thames Barrier , into Bow Creek, and then below surface through a London Underground train and station, historic footage of Isambard Kingdom Brunel 's Thames Tunnel , and through the Rotherhithe Tunnel . It then switched to a sequence filmed outside the stadium shortly before the ceremony, superimposed with posters from previous Summer Olympics (all of them except 1900 Paris , 1936 Berlin , 1984 Los Angeles , and 1996 Atlanta ), to

2440-445: The iconic image of the ceremony, reproduced in newspapers and web stories around the world. A short film directed by Boyle and produced by the BBC, called Happy and Glorious (after a line in the national anthem ), featured the character James Bond , played by then-Bond actor Daniel Craig , entering the front gate of Buckingham Palace in a London black cab . His entrance (accompanied by an arrangement of Handel 's " Arrival of

2501-478: The noise and excitement that you will glimpse a single golden thread of purpose – the idea of Jerusalem – of a better world, the world of real freedom and true equality, a world that can be built through the prosperity of industry, through the caring nation that built the welfare state, through the joyous energy of popular culture, through the dream of universal communication. A belief that we can build Jerusalem. And that it will be for everyone." Danny Boyle, in

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2562-408: The performance, despite involving thousands of volunteers and two public rehearsals. The principal sections of the artistic display represented Britain's Industrial Revolution , National Health Service , literary heritage, popular music and culture , and were noted for their vibrant storytelling and use of music. Two shorter sections drew particular comment, involving a filmed cameo appearance of

2623-451: The press conference, much commentary in the UK Press was negative and attracted "hundreds of comments online completely supporting...the view that the opening ceremony would be a disaster." The overwhelming majority of the music used was British. The team worked next door to the office of the musical director for the closing ceremony, David Arnold , and so hearing each other's music there was

2684-652: The stadium screens. Unprompted, members of the audience stood in respect during this segment. Volunteers paraded around the stadium representing some of the groups that had changed the face of Britain: the woman's suffrage movement, the Jarrow Crusade , the first Caribbean immigrants arriving in 1948 on board the Empire Windrush , a 1970s DJ float, the Nostalgia Steel Band, and the Beatles as they appeared on

2745-430: The stadium toward its centre on overhead wires, and then the ring seemingly being cast and forged in the arena began to rise. The five rings converged, still glowing and accompanied by steam and firework effects to give the impression that they were of hot metal. When the five rings formed the Olympic symbol above the stadium, they ignited and rained fire in silver and gold. The image of the Olympic rings in flame became

2806-634: The stadium was built. For security reasons, a single CGI-assisted version of the ceremony was kept on editor Sascha Dhillon's laptop; anyone needing it had to come to the studio. The cast included professional performers and 7,500 volunteers. Boyle considered the volunteers to be "the most valuable commodity of all". In November 2011 they auditioned at Three Mills, and rehearsals began in earnest in spring 2012 at an open-air site at Dagenham (the abandoned Ford plant), often in foul weather. Although key contributors had to sign non-disclosure agreements and some elements were codenamed, Boyle placed immense trust in

2867-501: The stadium. The characters Ratty, Mole and Toad from The Wind in the Willows were briefly seen, as was a ' Monty Python hand' pointing towards London on umbrellas, and an InterCity 125 train passing the Olympic rings as crop circles in a field. At Battersea Power Station a Pink Floyd pig was flying between the towers; the clock sound from another Pink Floyd song " Time " was heard passing Big Ben . The soundtrack included clips from

2928-512: The standard set at the Beijing Summer Games of 2008 . The 2008 ceremony had been noted for its scale, extravagance and expense, hailed as the "greatest ever", and had cost £65m. In contrast, London spent an estimated £27m (out of £80m budgeted for its four ceremonies), which was nevertheless about twice the original budget. Nonetheless, the London opening ceremony was immediately seen as

2989-434: The team started work were gradually compressed into three principal movements: the violent transition from 'Green and Pleasant Land' to the 'Pandemonium' of industrial revolution, a salute to the NHS and children's literature, and a celebration of pop culture, technology and the digital revolution. "At some point in their histories, most nations experience a revolution that changes everything about them. The United Kingdom had

3050-576: The theme tune of The South Bank Show , " London Calling " by The Clash , and the Sex Pistols ' " God Save the Queen " as the film followed the route of the band's infamous cruise down the River Thames during the Silver Jubilee . After lifting to an aerial view of East London mirroring the title sequence of the BBC soap opera EastEnders , to the sound of the drum beats from the closing theme ,

3111-428: The volunteers by asking them simply to "save the surprise" and not leak any information. Further volunteers were recruited to help with security and marshalling, and to support the technical crew. Three weeks before the ceremony, Mark Rylance , who was to have taken a leading part, pulled out after a family bereavement and was replaced by Kenneth Branagh . The Olympic Bell , the largest harmonically tuned bell in

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3172-472: The words of our great poets – Shakespeare , Blake and Milton . You'll hear the glorious noise of our unrivalled pop culture. You'll see characters from our great children's literature – Peter Pan and Captain Hook , Mary Poppins , Voldemort , Cruella de Vil . You'll see ordinary families and extraordinary athletes. Dancing nurses, singing children and amazing special effects. But we hope, too, that through all

3233-662: The world, weighing 23 tonnes, had been cast in brass under the direction of the Whitechapel Bell Foundry by Royal Eijsbouts of the Netherlands, and hung in the Stadium. It was inscribed with a line from Caliban 's speech in The Tempest : "Be not afeard, the isle is full of noises". Boyle gave significant emphasis to the London 2012 theme 'inspire a generation' and devised a programme relying heavily on children and young people, and built around themes that would relate to

3294-404: The young. 25 schools in the six original East London host boroughs were used to recruit child volunteers for the performance, and 170 sixth formers (16–18-year-olds), between them speaking more than 50 languages, were recruited from their colleges. On 12 June 2012 at a press conference, Boyle had promised a huge set of rural Britain , which was to include a village cricket team, farm animals,

3355-455: Was "What kind of helicopter?" Back in 2014, during a State visit by Irish President Michael Higgins , the Queen herself had credited the humour in some degree to Boyle's Irish heritage, saying, “It took someone of Irish descent, Danny Boyle, to get me to jump from a helicopter." For the scenes with the helicopter, the Queen was doubled by actress Julia McKenzie , and for the parachute jump by BASE jumper and stuntman Gary Connery wearing

3416-520: Was essentially British", with the non-British Larlarb able to offer a view of what the world thought Britain meant. Cottrell-Boyce had given Boyle a copy of Pandaemonium , (named after the capital of Hell in Paradise Lost ) by Humphrey Jennings , which collated contemporary reports from the Industrial Revolution . It had become traditional during the opening ceremony to 'produce' the Olympic rings in

3477-665: Was half the size; this intimacy of scale meant that Boyle felt he could achieve something personal and connecting. The different sections of the ceremony were designed to reflect aspects of British history and culture, with the title Isles of Wonder partly inspired by Shakespeare 's play The Tempest (particularly Caliban's 'Be not afeard' speech ), and partly by the G. K. Chesterton aphorism: "The world shall perish not for lack of wonders, but for lack of wonder." In July 2010, Boyle started brainstorming ideas with designer Mark Tildesley , writer Frank Cottrell-Boyce and costume designer Suttirat Anne Larlarb . They considered "what

3538-594: Was jointly established by the UK Government 's Department for Culture, Media and Sport , the Mayor of London and the British Olympic Association and was structured as a private company limited by guarantee . LOCOG worked closely with the publicly funded Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA), which is responsible for the planning and construction of new venues and infrastructure . The organising committee, which

3599-479: Was not responsible for building permanent venues, reported spent £2.38 billion since winning the bid in 2005 and generated £2.41 billion. On 30 May 2013, it handed back to the government, Britain's Olympic committee and other beneficiaries a surplus of £30 million from the 2012 Games. The British Olympic Association received £5.3 million, the British Paralympic Association £2.6 million, and £20 million

3660-565: Was on the ceremony's date, and he felt his 'Oscar clout' would enable him to push through what he wanted to do. He said it "felt weirdly more like a ... civic or national responsibility" to take the job. Boyle acknowledged that the extravagance of the 2008 opening ceremony was an impossible act to follow — "you can't get bigger than Beijing" — and that this realisation had in fact liberated his team creatively. He said "..obviously I'm not going to try and build on Beijing, because how could you? We can't, and you wouldn't want to, so we're going back to

3721-612: Was returned to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. On 6 July 2005, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) chose London as the host city for the 2012 Olympic Games. After the success of the London bid , LOCOG was formed to continue the work started by the bidding team. LOCOG was officially designated as the organisers of the Games at its first board meeting on 7 October 2005. The board members were: Members of

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